Took drive out of case. Powered it up and "smacked the crap out of it", I even used a few selected swear words along with some verbal abuse. Had no effect. Plan 2 is to drop said hard drive from 3rd floor window into car park, and try again. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Coffman - Info From Data Corporation [mailto:bcoffman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 12 September 2003 15:55 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: OT: Just letting off some frustration Don't give up that easily on this. Take that drive out of the case, power up with it connected and smack the crap out of it. Maybe it just has a touch of stiction, and you can get it spun up long enough to move your irreplaceable data. WTH, you have nothing to lose at this point! - Bob Coffman -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Rance Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:39 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: OT: Just letting off some frustration Thank you for being so understanding Brian ;) hmmmmm....pub. Good idea - going to drown my sorrows.... I will be doing my 100 lines tonight - "Must always backup my personal files and documents, as you preach to everyone else" ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm